Postby USSRGirl » Tue May 20, 2008 7:53 pm
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No problem, Sheenar, I've been there. Sometimes you just gotta cry your heart out to God and let it all out so you can heal. We all go through those times where it seems like things just keep piling up. But always remember that whenever you feel as if you've reached your limit, God has a way and a door and a plan for you that He will see you through in His own time. It's hard not to curse and get angry and even the best of us have done it, as in Peter's case. I'm sorry you had to go through all that - I'm definitely blessed in my family life, but I also never had a relationship with my "mom." I don't know what your situation is, but I'll be praying God will you see you through all of it. My advice would be to cry if you feel like crying and pray as prayer has actually been scientificly proven to reduce stress. Also, prayer is a two-way conversation - sometimes it can just mean listening and waiting to hear what God has to say while we try to quiet our own voice that wants to rattle off a list of complaints. Anyways, praying for ya.
"Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me;
Fighting all day long he oppresses me.
My foes have trampled upon me all day long,
For they are many who fight proudly against me.
When I am afraid,
I will put my trust in You.
In God, whose word I praise,
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not be afraid
What can mere man do to me?
All day long they distort my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
They attack, they lurk,
They watch my steps,
As they have waited to take my life.
Because of wickedness, cast them forth,
In anger put down the peoples, O God!
You have taken account of my wanderings;
Put my tears in Your bottle
Are they not in Your book?
Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;
This I know, that God is for me.
In God, whose word I praise,
In the LORD, whose word I praise,
In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
Your vows are binding upon me, O God;
I will render thank offerings to You.
For You have delivered my soul from death,
Indeed my feet from stumbling,
So that I may walk before God
In the light of the living." Psalm 56 (I love this Psalm, and I thought it was a good one to remember in rough times)